Company Description
This is a Position-Based Test conducted in accordance with CSC Rule 111A.
Specific information regarding this process are list below:
- Application Opening: Friday, December 1, 2023
- Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 2, 2024
- Salary Range: $113,958 to $138,528 per year
- Recruitment ID: PBT-5642-140452
Who We Are - The San Francisco Environment Department (SF Environment) advances climate protection and enhances quality of life for all San Franciscans. SF Environment is a department within the City and County of San Francisco, a local government committed to innovation, leadership and collaboration in creating environmental change. SF Environment is recognized worldwide for its environmental policies and programs, which center on achieving zero waste, reducing toxic chemical hazards, advancing environmental justice, promoting low-carbon transportation modes, expanding clean energy infrastructure, greening our built environment and protecting our urban forest. We’re a passionate, mission-driven team that values credibility, collaboration, impact, innovation and equity. SF Environment is also a great place to work, offering an attractive benefits package that includes healthcare and retirement.
SF Environment Racial Equity Statement - For over 20 years, SF Environment has worked with San Francisco’s Black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities to mitigate environmental burdens, increase accessibility of environmental programs and benefits, engage community members, and improve health outcomes. BIPOC communities are disproportionately exposed to environmental stressors that include air and soil pollution, illegal dumping of toxics and other materials, industrial land uses and transportation impacts. They are more likely to live in housing conditions with limited access to green space and where poor indoor air quality from pests, mold, and the use of toxic products contributes to the prevalence of asthma and other health disparities. They are more likely to be employed in areas with high levels of exposure to toxics. Now, they are the first communities feeling the impacts of climate change, with the fewest resources to respond. SF Environment has a longstanding commitment to the principles of environmental justice, whereby communities most impacted by environmental stressors and climate change are prioritized and the long-time work of community leaders is recognized and supported. We are committed to uplifting the contributions of local environmental leaders of diverse racial backgrounds and ensuring that racial equity is the cornerstone of all of our programs, policies, and services.
Job Description
The Senior Circular Economy Coordinator (Coordinator) leads programs and policy initiatives that advance a circular economy, including building decarbonization and responsible production and consumption. The Coordinator conducts research and collaborates with experts in the field to stay current on emerging concepts, methods, and technologies. The Coordinator creates and maintains relationships with public and private stakeholders to cultivate circularity, such as design for disassembly, adaptive reuse, deconstruction and buildings as material banks. The Coordinator works with professional associations to develop and deliver circular economy education to the commercial and municipal sectors in San Francisco and serves as a pivotal networking resource to various sustainability focused organizations.
What You’ll Do - The duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this position and are not intended to be an inclusive list.
- Provides project management for a broad array of sustainability and circular economy tasks in the “Responsible Production and Consumption” Chapter of the San Francisco Climate Action Plan.
- Develops opportunities for integrating circular economy approaches into existing or new sustainability roadmaps, policies, plans and projects.
- Coordinates closely with SF Environment Department’s Green Building, Zero Waste and Toxics Reduction Programs to identify opportunities and develop strategies that reduce waste, toxics and greenhouse gas emissions in San Francisco’s municipal and commercial sectors.
- Provides technical support in evaluating and implementing circular economy strategies and life cycle thinking for business and municipalities.
- Designs and delivers circularity performance metrics, targets, and accompanying strategies and achievement plans.
- Develops policy and/or programmatic initiatives to support the construction sector in using the most sustainable building materials, systems, and processes possible, with a particular focus on reuse, reducing embodied carbon and toxic chemicals, and increasing the efficient use of natural resources.
- Analyzes and assesses circular economy opportunities within the scope of purchasing and supplier networks to enhance initiatives like sustainability/mobility, recycling, building material use, and supply chain sustainability.
- Trains, mentors and supervises 1-2 staff and/or fellows in implementation of a variety of circularity-related projects.
- Develops incentives and other programs that advance closed loop recycling for building materials (e.g. cement, concrete, gypsum, steel), aluminum, battery raw materials, plastics, copper, and glass.
- Support life cycle assessment for new materials and products.
- Represent San Francisco at relevant local, regional, and national circular economy and responsible production and consumption events and conferences.
- May include additional duties as assigned.